Intel Dual Core is it good?

Question

Can U breifly explain me the advantages of Dual core processor

Answer 1

It's important to not get terms confused. Dual-core technology has been around for a few years, basically means you have two cores (or cpus) as part of the processor. It helps with running multiple programs at once, it doesn't matter much when running software that was designed for a single core (like most games)- the extra core just sits around doing nothing. In the future, we expect more software to be written for dual core systems.

The older Intel dual-cores (Pentium-D) are crappy- AMD's Athlon X2 line is much faster. On the other hand, Intel's new Core Two Duo processors (Conroe) are excellent. Blazing fast, if you can get one of those, go for it.

For example, Half-Life 2 runs faster on a 3.2 Ghz Pentium 4 HT (single core) than a 2.8Ghz Pentium-D (dual core) In this case, the game benefits more from higher clockspeed than dual-core.
On the other hand, for someone running 4 different programs at once in different windows, even the weak Pentium-D would outperform a single core chip.

It's the NEW chips from Intel (Core two duo) that offer great performance all around.

Answer 2

It allows the OS to break up tasks onto two separate processors instead of just one. We've reached a limit of how much faster we can make one processor run, so the new strategy is to use more processors. If you use two physical chips, that adds a lot of complexity and uses a lot more power. So dual core gives you the advantage of two processors without sucking down your battery (if you have a laptop.

Realistically it's not twice as fast as anything else. On some applications you'll see an improvement and on some you'll see nothing. As future operating systems and applications learn to take full advantage of it though, it will be much more of a win.

For now, don't pay too much extra for one.

Answer 3

Yeah its really fast. The single core is built the same way but one of the cores is left shut. No one outside of the factories have been able to open the other core. I read somewhere that the dual core is 41% faster than the single core

Answer 4

Very good for multi tasking. You will not notice to much difference in speed when running a single application

Answer 5

ive got the new mac g5 andThe dual core is so good, especially if you do as much different applications at one time as i do

Answer 6

Uhm, it's fast as crap. What else do you need to know? It's one of the fastest. I'm on one now. Love it.